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    Oblivion

    By Sasha Dawn

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    One year ago, Callie was found in an abandoned apartment, scrawling words on the wall: "I KILLED HIM. His blood is on my hands. His heart is in my soul. I KILLED HIM."

    But she remembers nothing of that night or of the previous thirty-six hours. All she knows is that her father, the reverend at the Church of the Holy Promise, is missing, as is Hannah, a young girl from the parish. Their disappearances have to be connected and Callie knows that her father was not a righteous man. Since that fateful night, she's been plagued by graphomania—an unending and debilitating compulsion to write. The words that flow from Callie's mind and through her pen don't seem to make sense—until now.

    As the anniversary of Hannah's vanishing approaches, more words and memories bubble to the surface and a new guy in school might be the key to Callie putting together the puzzle. But digging up the secrets she's buried for so long might be her biggest mistake.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateJan 1, 2014
    ISBN9781512403831
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    Sasha Dawn

    Sasha Dawn teaches writing at community colleges and offers pro bono writing workshops to local schools. She lives in her native northern Illinois, where she collects tap shoes, fabric swatches, and tales of survival, and she harbors a crush on Thomas Jefferson. Her debut novel, Oblivion, was an Illinois Reads selection and one of the New York Public Library's best books for teens.

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    • 3/5
      I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

      This is a very interesting read. The author deals with a very interesting condition experienced by her main character. She writes obsessively and impulsively. The characters are well defined and captivating. The story line is interesting and a great mystery to be solved with clues given through the writings and memories of the main character.

      My only complaint is the behaviors of her 'typical teens.' I am not opposed to stories with teen drug use or sexuality, however it feels a bit forced in this book and a bit of a distraction from the main story line.

      All in all, a good read with an interesting, exciting finish.

      I give this book a B-.
    • 4/5
      Thanks to Netgalley.com and Edgemont USA for access to this title.

      This was what I expected from the description, and yet so much more. I found the use of her disorder intriguing (and I now want to know more about graphomania), and her suppression of the memories and trauma and the resulting slow revelations of her past well done. This is not a book for the meek - it has a lot of grit. It's been a while since I've read any, but I found it similar to Iris Johansen's psychological thrillers.
    • 1/5
      Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: An unnecessarily long story that was pushing the boundaries into NA territory.Opening Sentence: Lindsey and I left her portable speakers in her backyard shed last week, during the thunderstorm.The Review:Callie has an obsession with words, graphomania. It started the night, a year ago, when she was discovered in an abandoned apartment, a disturbing message inked onto the walls in red. She doesn’t know anything of what happened that night, doesn’t remember what pushed her to write those unthinkable things on the walls: I killed him. His blood is on my hands. His heart is in my soul. I killed him. But since that night, neither her father nor Hannah Reyes have been seen.Callie’s word obsession leads her to scribble endlessly – her body, her notebook, the walls. When she meets a boy at her school who may be able to help her decipher what happened that fated night, she thinks she might be able to uncover the part of her past that she’s forgotten. Suddenly she’s caught between Elijah and John, and she’s feeling something for her friend Lindsey. Life is turning messy, and some secrets are better left buried.I got about twenty percent through this one, last year. When I opened it again this year, I was determined to get farther and finish the book. But it was too daunting a task, even with my renewed determination, and I was unable to get much farther than the first time I opened it up. I gave up around fifty percent, I believe. There were a few reasons why, but let’s talk positives first. The novel is gritty and bold, with flawed characters. Callie’s story was a unique and intriguing one, and I’ll admit that a part of me wonders how the book would have ended, but there was no way I could have gotten through that novel without a lot of irritation. The writing style is weird but cool, and takes some getting used to – an aquired taste – because of its disjointed and repetitive nature.This book pushed the boundaries into new adult territory. I’ll admit, I think it might have fit better there. There was quite a lot of underage drinking, pot, and cursing. I think the only reason it was listed in this genre was the age of the characters. I disliked how the main plotline of the story, a quite interesting one, was weighed down by a complex sort of love square and girl drama. And, of course, the sheer size was daunting. It was seven hundred pages on my galley, and that could have been chopped in half. The repetition was what really made it so dense, in my opinion, and I couldn’t handle the idea of still having so many pages left.I have seen reviews where people liked this book, so maybe others will have more success than I did. The sheer size, dense/repetitive nature, and Callie’s annoyingly complicated love life were what did me in and made me give up, but I think that others with more patience might enjoy the bold places the author takes the story and the intriguing plotline.Notable Scene:Time will be tight. I have to take the Pace bus back to town.Lindsey dropped me off here after school, but she was clear on this: she can’t come back to get me. She’s on the homecoming committee, and they’re making final arrangements for the parade float.Final arrangements. Funny that those two words can refer to festivities, as well as funerals.FTC Advisory: EgmontUSA provided me with a copy of Oblivion. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.